Hydroxyurea Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 21.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the common hemoglobinopathies worldwide. Till now, there is no…
Blood Transfusion Therapy for Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 20.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is an inherited hemoglobinopathy that causes acute and chronic hemolytic anemia. Patients…
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 19.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the common hemoglobinopathies around the world. It results from…
Renal Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 16.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is known to be associated with several widespread complications that can affect…
Cerebrovascular Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 15.1 Introduction A variety of neurological complications occur in patients with sickle cell anemia. Approximately 25 %…
Variants of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 3.1 Introduction The normal hemoglobin is made up of two parts (Fig. 3.1): Fig. 3.1 Diagrammatic representation…
Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 13.1 Introduction The pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia is basically related to abnormalities of RBCs leading to…
LGBT Elders in Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities, and Residential Communities
Fig. 21.1 Terms for discussion gender identification Introduction This chapter uses a gerontological framework and person-centered care philosophy as lenses from which to evaluate the challenges LGBT elders face in…
Sexual Minority Status and Aging
Fig. 2.1 LGBTQUIA alphabet soup (adapted from St. Mary’s College Intercultural Lounge) Describing the Population According to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (2011), there are currently between 1.4 and…
Immigrant LGBT Elders
DOMA 1996 LGBT Multiple jeopardy Cumulative advantage/disadvantage Immigrant/Immigrant population Undocumented Foreign-born/Native-born/Citizen/non-citizen Marital equality/parity Life Course Introduction In the USA, many LGBT immigrants , both documented and undocumented , are part…
